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Leaving just a memory
A snapshot in the family album
Daddy, what else did you leave for me?
Daddy, whatcha leave behind for me?
All in all it was just a brick in the wall
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall
When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could
By pouring their derision upon anything we did
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kids
But in the town it was well known
When they got home at night, their fat and
Psychopathic wives would thrash them
Within inches of their lives
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher, leave them kids alone
Hey, teacher, leave the kids alone
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers, leave them kids alone
Hey, teacher, leave us kids alone
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
It's good to hear the whole album tracks instead of just the single.
Agreed.
Part 1 or Part 2 alone get only an 8 rating from me.
Together, A brick wall SOLID 9
Entire album, Full 10
People misunderstand this song because they don't pay attention to the words at the very beginning (or because the radio doesn't play Happiest Days of Our Lives and launches right into Brick Part 2, but what kind of asshole would do that?!):
"When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could"
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
And pointing out how the abused become abusers:
"For in the town it was well know that when they got home at night their fat and psychopathic wives would thrash them within inches of their lives!"
The kids singing the chorus never fails to stop me in my tracks, wherever I'm at, whatever I'm doing.
During Roger Waters' concerts this chorus is sung by kids from the local area - he brings them on stage with him. Just imagine how utterly cool it is for them! Or it will be after some 20 years :)
Imagine sitting there trying to do your high school Math homework after this comes over Dad's Marantz for the first time, December of '79. No; it simply cannot be done! So you call your buddy and start partying and wait for the cool DJ to drop the next mindblower from this truly landmark record; each one a new and shiny gem in a time of incredible music...
2+2=5!!
Two listeners down voted this comment? I guess that abusers and bullies need their defenders too?
We knew folks like these in our school daze back in the 80's and would sing, "Just another D in the hall" to the chorus just for them.
This is top of mind today as yesterday as some friends were talking about a teacher they knew who just got busted for child porn. Made the news that morning.
Reminded me of a high school teacher who was a d**k to me and a pervert to two girls I knew at the time. He did get fired two years after I graduated so there's that bit of satisfaction.
People misunderstand this song because they don't pay attention to the words at the very beginning (or because the radio doesn't play Happiest Days of Our Lives and launches right into Brick Part 2, but what kind of asshole would do that?!):
"When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could"
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
Two listeners down voted this comment? I guess that abusers and bullies need their defenders too?
We knew folks like these in our school daze back in the 80's and would sing, "Just another D in the hall" to the chorus just for them.
That guitar solo will go through any wall !
Especially my neighbours...
Most Euro lingos use double negatives, eg
Non ho fatto niente
Je ne regrette rien
The stunted creole called English is very much the odd one out.
Germanic languages generally don't use double negation. Not sure about Slavonic languages.
Yes, the Crime of the Century... what authorities are doing to our childern these days during Covid.
I think "Grease" by Frankie Vallie was the last song I remember being overplayed on the radio. Maybe "Sailing Away" by Christopher Cross.
Here's the progression of my music mix platforms: cassette> CD> Winamp> USB> Music Bee
The album is 40 years old. The "kids" have got to be in their 50s and beyond.
Roger Waters invites local kids to play this part at his concerts (not a bait click title! :) )
"Another Grilled Cow to Go," one of the spoof songs played by Captain Ken on 'BCN, followed by the noontime lunch whistle. "Butcher, leave them cows alone."
Never heard that one so I searched Another Grilled Cow to Go on YouTube... Plenty of cooking stuff! :)
After the Berlin wall, the most famous one. Much harder to bring down.
Wasn't there a great one in China, too?
People misunderstand this song because they don't pay attention to the words at the very beginning (or because the radio doesn't play Happiest Days of Our Lives and launches right into Brick Part 2, but what kind of asshole would do that?!):
"When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could"
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
I do not think there is anything to misinterpret
Most Euro lingos use double negatives, eg
Non ho fatto niente
Je ne regrette rien
The stunted creole called English is very much the odd one out.
“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.”
I always hear that double negative and think that they do need an education.
Most Euro lingos use double negatives, eg
Non ho fatto niente
Je ne regrette rien
The stunted creole called English is very much the odd one out.
What made me laugh then was the confected outrage of conservatives, including my Dad, a teacher, about the double negative. Which missed the point by a country mile.
8 down to 7
Down to three and then Skip
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.
People misunderstand this song because they don't pay attention to the words at the very beginning (or because the radio doesn't play Happiest Days of Our Lives and launches right into Brick Part 2, but what kind of asshole would do that?!):
"When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could"
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
This song gains a lot from both parts. Never liked The Wall very much but together it's quite nice.
But that bassline...
and the guitar...
and the... well I cannot pick! It's a masterpiece!
People misunderstand this song because they don't pay attention to the words at the very beginning (or because the radio doesn't play Happiest Days of Our Lives and launches right into Brick Part 2, but what kind of asshole would do that?!):
"When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could"
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
Ok, we must indeed denounce and condemn the abuses, all abuses. Today, in some universities or schools, it is children who attack or socially condemn teachers. Is it really better for our children? great song, especially with the introductory part 1.
Double negatives do not always work like that. Sometimes, a double negative is used for emphasis.
Language is weird. English doubly so.
Oddly, a double positive is never a negative.
"Yeah, right."
your reference to 'bcn threw me back to Charles Laquidara aka Duane Glasscock and
the big mattress when I was first turning on and tuning in WOW!
Ten 10 dix deset dziesięć dáśa dah ده diez
The double negative "we don't need no education" translates into "we need education".
Double negatives do not always work like that. Sometimes, a double negative is used for emphasis.
Language is weird. English doubly so.
The album is 40 years old. The "kids" have got to be in their 50s and beyond.
Where are the grammar police when one needs them?
She was right. It was pretty great. Still is.
Diet pills?
Biotch please... "Wish You Were Here"
The double negative "we don't need no education" translates into "we need education".
You are more amazing today then the day I bought you.
In the late 90s, picking up my dad as he was released from prison, he graciously offered (on my behalf) to give a ride to 4 also-being-released-thugs (and I mean THUGS with affection) to Tacoma, about a 30 minute drive, in my little car with the badass car stereo, and as we pulled out of the DOC lot we absolutely BLASTED this track for all to hear. It was classic, what with 4 active PIRU members, all making my 6ft 200lb self look small, bumping to Pink Floyd. Of course we switched to Rap (NWA's Fuck the Police of course!) before long, and that was one of the best rides I've ever given to 1-too-many in my compact car (outside of the time when it wasn't all dudes.)
Long Live RP and kilowatt powered subwoofers!!
Wow bro that's crazy! Sending peace to all of you
After googling it I found out I was not the only one.
http://www.kissthisguy.com/no-dogs-are-handsome-in-the-classroom-pi-misheard-52106.htm
That's what I like about Google. No matter how stupid your ideas, beliefs or assumptions, Google will assure you you're not alone out there.
In the late 90s, picking up my dad as he was released from prison, he graciously offered (on my behalf) to give a ride to 4 also-being-released-thugs (and I mean THUGS with affection) to Tacoma, about a 30 minute drive, in my little car with the badass car stereo, and as we pulled out of the DOC lot we absolutely BLASTED this track for all to hear. It was classic, what with 4 active PIRU members, all making my 6ft 200lb self look small, bumping to Pink Floyd. Of course we switched to Rap (NWA's Fuck the Police of course!) before long, and that was one of the best rides I've ever given to 1-too-many in my compact car (outside of the time when it wasn't all dudes.)
Long Live RP and kilowatt powered subwoofers!!
Wow.
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
Yes. He is also a railing against a system that permits that kind of abuse.
I was born in 1960 and have been blessed with a son later in life - he's now 13 and right in the middle of it all. What creeps me out is that this song still stands up today. When will the education authorities in the UK weed out the sadists? Or do they think they are still needed?
This is my era too. I went to public school. The cane was phased out, there were no psychopathic wive that I met. This is from the highly productive, imaginative mind of Roger Waters shaped by his own experiences. We greeted this song with a wry smile seeing playful half truths.
Down to three and then Skip
Entire school assemblies devoted to explaining to us how we shouldn't be influenced by the evil lyrics, music teachers doing hour long sympathetic break downs of the song.
The thing is, it was basically just the truth and everyone knew it.
I was born in 1960 and have been blessed with a son later in life - he's now 13 and right in the middle of it all. What creeps me out is that this song still stands up today. When will the education authorities in the UK weed out the sadists? Or do they think they are still needed?
The lyrical highlight will always be:
But in the town it was well known
When they got home at night, their fat and
Psychopathic wives would thrash them
Within inches of their lives
The sense morale of the song remains true today as back then in many areas unfortunately.
"When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children any way they could"
He isn't railing against education, he's railing against abuse.
Entire school assemblies devoted to explaining to us how we shouldn't be influenced by the evil lyrics, music teachers doing hour long sympathetic break downs of the song.
The thing is, it was basically just the truth and everyone knew it.
The Wall in its entirety certainly - as was the original live show/performance that went with it!
Couldn't agree more. I saw Roger Waters doing the Wall tour about two years ago, and it was an amazing experience. We were in the 5th row, and all I could think was "Wow, that is the guy who wrote The Wall standing right there."
The Wall in its entirety certainly - as was the original live show/performance that went with it!
Eye A Greee
BillG would for sure do that IF big brother (aka the FCC) didn't have their say (no more than 3 album tracks in a row in an hour...did I get that right BillG?) Long Live RP!!
I'm so sorry
Halt ! Hammerzeit !
When I went to Philly and saw the metal sculpture below, all I could think of was the animation above:
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You are in the 3 percentile on this one.
Halt ! Hammerzeit !
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Brilliant transition as always, BillG, if not an obvious one.
And for me two 10 ratings in a row!
Nice
Reminds me of taking my 14-year-old daughter to the Australian Pink Floyd show last time they were in town. She thoroughly enjoyed the show, although she thought the crowd looked like a checkout line at Costco. She was definitely one of the youngest there. Before the show began she remarked to me, “Looks like you’re the only parent that brought their kid”. The 30-year-old next to us must have overheard her and laughed, and then pointed at the guy with the grey pony tail next to him “That’s my dad!”.
Reminds me of taking my 14-year-old daughter to the Australian Pink Floyd show last time they were in town. She thoroughly enjoyed the show, although she thought the crowd looked like a checkout line at Costco. She was definitely one of the youngest there. Before the show began she remarked to me, “Looks like you’re the only parent that brought their kid”. The 30-year-old next to us must have overheard her and laughed, and then pointed at the guy with the grey pony tail next to him “That’s my dad!”.